• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 9, 2017 →
• address616 Shawmut Av, Roxbury 02119

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Is Brother Liquor Inc. clean?

Brother Liquor Inc. is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 9, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Brother Liquor Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 9, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage
• ⚠️Outside Storage Improperly Maintained
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors
• 🧹premises not properly maintained or cleaned
  Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings

Brother Liquor Inc. inspection and administrative history

Brother Liquor Inc. has 22 inspections on record going back to December 10, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Brother Liquor Inc. vs South End

South End runs 83% clean across 677 tracked restaurants — 500 clean, 56 mid, 45 cooked.

Against the 677 spots Cooked tracks in South End, this one comes out cleaner than 12% of them.

Other spots in South End

• ✓ People Tropical Food Corp
  cooked · September 11, 2007
• ✓ The Red Fez
  clean · October 16, 2014
• ✓ Hollywood Liquors
  clean · February 10, 2020
• ✓ Nutrition One
  clean · May 4, 2011
• ✕ Conor Larkins Grill & Tap
  mid · August 7, 2019
• ? Caffe Umbra
  cooked · February 3, 2010

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How Boston grades restaurants

Boston reports inspections as a pass or a fail, with no score and no letter. What separates a bad fail from a trivial one is the violation severity ladder: a single star is a minor issue, two stars is more serious, and three stars marks a critical foodborne-illness risk factor — temperature abuse, bad handwashing, cross-contamination. A restaurant can fail on paperwork alone, which is not the same as failing on food safety. Cooked splits Boston fails accordingly: a fail with a three-star violation reads cooked, a fail on minor items only reads mid.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division via Analyze Boston. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated May 9, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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